MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Ildemaro Vargas
Ildemaro Vargas
AZ · 1B
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Portrait of Michael Busch
Michael Busch
CHC · 1B
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Ildemaro Vargas.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — runs, RBI, and average.

Head-to-head
HR
R
RBI
SB
AVG

Ildemaro Vargas wins 3 categories (R, RBI, AVG); Michael Busch wins 1 (HR); 1 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Avg Exit Velolg 89.0 · higher = better
Ildemaro Vargas
87.3
Michael Busch
88.2
Hard-Hit %lg 40.0% · higher = better
Ildemaro Vargas
33.7%
Michael Busch
40.4%
Barrel %lg 8.0% · higher = better
Ildemaro Vargas
3.5%
Michael Busch
10.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · lower = better
Ildemaro Vargas
39.3%
Michael Busch
23.8%
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · lower = better
Ildemaro Vargas
7.1%
Michael Busch
10.4%
xwOBAlg .315 · higher = better
Ildemaro Vargas
.307
Michael Busch
.344
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · batting average
AVGhigher is better
Ildemaro Vargas
.210.310
lg AVG .295
now .291
.253
Michael Busch
.210.310
lg AVG .295
now .243
.231

Volume · counting stats
Home Runshigher is better
Ildemaro Vargas
59.40
now 7
1
Michael Busch
59.40
now 6
6
Runshigher is better
Ildemaro Vargas
2034
now 30
26
Michael Busch
2034
now 26
20
RBIhigher is better
Ildemaro Vargas
21.6041.40
now 37
32
Michael Busch
21.6041.40
now 35
26
Stolen Baseshigher is better
Ildemaro Vargas
.0002.20
now 1
1
Michael Busch
.0002.20
now 1
1
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellIldemaro Vargas — hold.conf 0.60
BuyMichael Busch — buy.conf 0.66
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